Classes resume in public universities in Afghanistan educational institutions in cold regions will reopen by March

Classes resume in public universities in Afghanistan educational institutions in cold regions will reopen by MarchSince the Taliban regained power in August 2021 most girls secondary schools and all public universities have been temporarily closed

Kabul International Press Agency (February 02, 2012) For the first time since the Taliban took power  some government universities have reopened in Afghanistan today

Where a small number of women are attending classes according to a foreign broadcaster officials say separate classes are being arranged for male and female students 

Most girls secondary schools and all public universities have been temporarily closed since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan

Western media reported that like the first Taliban regime from 1996 to 2001 women would again be barred from getting an education

It is a happy moment for us that our classes have started said Zarleshta Haqmal a law and political science student at Nangarhar University

Khalil Ahmad Behsu dwal, head of the university said that students would attend separate classes at the university a practice already in place in many provinces

Universities in hot weather provinces like Laghman Nangarhar Kandahar Nimroz Farah and Helmand reopened today, while universities in other cold regions  including Kabul will reopen on February 26 officials said

Taliban security personnel are stationed at the entrance of the university According to university officials classes for students will be conducted separately for women in the morning and for men in the afternoon

The Taliban administration has not officially announced its plans for female university students but education officials say women were allowed to attend classes on that condition

The United Nations has praised the return of female students to public universities in Afghanistan pointing to the formal restoration of women's education

The United Nations welcomes the announcement that public universities will reopen to all students from February 2 according to a tweet from the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan

It is crucial for every young person to have equal access to education while the Taliban say all girls schools will reopen by the end of March